Global African Entrepreneurs: A New Research Perspective On Contemporary African Migration

Guangzhou, Baiyun International Airport, May 2013. Passengers are waiting for their late-night flights out of Guangzhou. A noticeable number of African women and men, some dressed in colorfully patterned clothes typical for West African countries, others wearing plain European style; some sitting an...

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Published in:Urban anthropology and studies of cultural systems and world economic development 2014-04, Vol.43 (1/2/3), p.1-16
Main Authors: Şaul, Mahir, Pelican, Michaela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Emigration
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Far East
Human migration
International migration
Labor migration
Mass Media
Media
Middle East
Migrants
Migration
Pelicans
Political migration
South America
Sub Saharan Africa
Urban anthropology
Urban Areas
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Summary:Guangzhou, Baiyun International Airport, May 2013. Passengers are waiting for their late-night flights out of Guangzhou. A noticeable number of African women and men, some dressed in colorfully patterned clothes typical for West African countries, others wearing plain European style; some sitting and relaxing, others queuing up in front of the check-in counters of Emirates Airlines, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Air. There are remarkably few European passengers. Africans seem to make up a large part of the airport's customers.
ISSN:0894-6019
2328-1022